发抖
fādǒu
to tremble, to shiver
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 他冷得全身发抖。He was shivering all over from the cold.
- 她紧张得双手发抖。Her hands trembled with nervousness.
Collocations
冷得发抖吓得发抖浑身发抖气得发抖
Mnemonic
发 fā "to break out" + 抖 dǒu "to shake": shaking breaks out, i.e. to tremble, to shiver. 抖 has the hand radical 扌. Used when the body shakes from cold, fear, nervousness, or anger. 冷得发抖 = to shiver with cold, 吓得发抖 = to tremble with fright.
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